Minor Grades are recorded to communicate progress through the learning target as a unit is in process. These grades include a variety of assignments that give students the opportunity to engage with academic content, demonstrate understanding, and practice skills throughout the learning cycle.
Major Grades are recorded as a summative assessment or reflect the culmination of learning in a unit or about a topic. They are a demonstration of student understanding, and their ability to transfer the learning or apply the content and skills in measurable ways. Each major grade within the grading period shall have the same weight. If a student fails an assessment, the teacher must reteach and reassess for up to a grade of 70%.
Semester Exams in middle school are taken by middle school students enrolled in high school credit-bearing classes. Semester exams count for 20% of the final grade in the class.
High school GPA*: Middle school students are encouraged to try high school credit courses. Starting with the graduating Class of 2030, high school credit courses (except for Algebra I and Geometry) taken in middle school will not be calculated in the student's high school GPA.
Nine-Week Grade Calculation
| Category |
Weight |
Minimum and Range Requirements per Nine Weeks |
| Minor Grades |
40% |
Minimum of 8 minor grades per core content (RLA, Social Studies, Science, Math, LOTE)This maximum range may vary depending on your content. A range of no larger than four grades should be established to ensure that a department/content team has consistency in its practices.
For example: One teacher on a department/content team cannot give 10 grades and another teacher on that team gives 30. Therefore, the range may be 10-14 or 18-22, etc.
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| Major Grades |
60% |
Minimum of 2 and maximum of 4 major grades per core content (RLA, Social Studies, Science, Math, LOTE).
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